Success rates by diagnosis using differing success criteria
Diagnosis | n |
Complete success (%) | Qualified success (%) | Target success (%) |
All patients | 119 | 33.6 | 60.5 | 68.9 |
Developmental | 38 | 31.6 | 57.9 | 65.8 |
POAG | 13 | 30.8 | 69.2 | 76.9 |
CCAG | 10 | 40.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 |
Uveitic | 19 | 42.1 | 68.4 | 89.5 |
Traumatic | 15 | 33.3 | 60.0 | 66.7 |
Neovascular | 19 | 26.3 | 52.6 | 57.9 |
Miscellaneous | 5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 |
POAG = primary open angle glaucoma; CCAG = chronic closed angle glaucoma; target success = reduction in IOP of >30%.